New York, Sept. 29.—The World special
says:
Washington, Sept. 29.—A proposition
to change the name of the Philippine islands to the McKinley islands,
and thus perpetuate the memory of the murdered president, is being
formulated here.
If the proposition meets with popular
favor and if the public men of both parties take hold of the matter,
the next congress will be asked to make the change and inform the
world that after the passage of the resolution the maps of the earth
must be changed and the words “McKinley Archipelago” inserted where
the “Philippine Archipelago” label has stood for 400 years.
It has been proposed also that congress
could with propriety go further and rename the islands in the group
to commemorate the men who fought for them. For instance, Luzon
might be named “Dewey island,” another “Lawton island” another “Funston
island, ” and so on down through the list.